Puffer Thread 0010

[zadrian]

Originally Posted by jerra85

only 2 left but both look like female. male r suppose to have vertical stripe on the head n some even throughout the whole body. but din realli look at it closely becos was lookin for the fahaka. but only 2 left... i with sunken stomach n another look healthy so i choose the latter. its at the tank below the hairy puffer.

yeah its recommanded to get 1 male n 2 female. so the male can divert its attention n not just keep aiming at the same female.

Hmmmm...thats gonna be one lucky boi boi in my tank....but the female in CF is so much larger than my male, almost 1cm bigger. At present, my boi boi is 0.5cm smaller than the existing female.

So those fahakas are 1/4 the size ? they look so cute....maybe next time we can go down together to get a bigger bargaining power...

[LTL]

the aloe vera and garlic thread is as below:

http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=273951

i read that but how to get the aloe vera juice? buy fresh ones n blend it? or only the sap?

[LTL]

Originally Posted by jerra85

i read that but how to get the aloe vera juice? buy fresh ones n blend it? or only the sap?

tink can blend it and sieve out the juice?

y not try garlic guard... at least can buy from LFS... not cheap thou...

[zadrian]

Originally Posted by LTL

tink can blend it and sieve out the juice?

y not try garlic guard... at least can buy from LFS... not cheap thou...

Any idea how much izzit ? if I get one more ger ger....my puffers will cost over $120....

Gotta feed to puffers....errr....garlic prawns ?

BTW, i feel that puffers are very revenge-ful. With DPs, i comm with a betta...1st day both left each other alone. then 2nd day betta started chasing DPs...by 3rd morning only left head of betta.

Now i added 5 large prawns...they chase the ger ger. only 2 hours....1 prawn left only tail and shell

Originally Posted by LTL

tink can blend it and sieve out the juice?

y not try garlic guard... at least can buy from LFS... not cheap thou...

thanks bro. will go n get it tml.

[Occellatus]

I have DIY aloe vera juice previously....have taken pics of the steps as well. If possible, i try to post tonight here.

[new_]

u added the aloe vera extract for ur puffer or aro??

wats the purpose of adding this n garlic extract huh??

[Occellatus]

Originally Posted by new_

u added the aloe vera extract for ur puffer or aro??

wats the purpose of adding this n garlic extract huh??

no..i added for my aro tank previously. Apparently, aloe vera juice can be used to improve a fish's appetite. I tried, and yes, it did improve as my aro ate more. But then I stopped, cause got lazy of it, and also I feel that its not very critical as long as my aro eats. So I just let it be. Both garlic guard and aloe vera juice increase appetite lor. But if u use aloe vera juice, dun add too much cause it is very acidic. An overdose might decrease the pH in ur tank. I tested the pH on the juice after I blend and the pH was way below 4.

IMO, no need to add if fishes are doing well la.

garlic r also said to prevent IP n can use it to deworm... but its not scientific proven.

http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library.php?p=75

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/sp/index.php